Total Crime Rate

95.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 95.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ruskin Drive area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 508th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ruskin Drive (WF10 3BG) in the last 12 months was 95.0 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% lower than the Airedale and Ferry Fryston average (114.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruskin Drive (WF10 3BG), the main crime hotspot is near Healdwood Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ruskin Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Healdwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hastings Crescent —
Sep 2025Other theft West Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hastings Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hastings Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Healdwood Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Healdwood Road —
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Data Sources

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